(Reuters) - Video streaming service Netflix Inc is beefing up its original programing menu through a multi-year deal with DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc, the maker of movies such as Shrek, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda.
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Josh Lipton reports that Dollar General was the worst performer on the day after trimming guidance. Salesforce.com falls after buying ExactTarget. But Monster Beverage was up on the day, as was G-III, Viacom and Mattress Firm.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc wrote its largest-ever check for a subscription-streaming deal, securing hundreds of mostly childrens' TV programs from Viacom Inc for its Internet video service and ratcheting up pressure on rival Netflix.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain introduced a bill on Thursday that would uproot the current system of bundling cable channels and let customers pay for select channels on an "a la carte" basis, a move likely to face stiff industry opposition.
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Sumner Redstone , executive chairman of Viacom and CBS, arrives as a guest at the premiere of "Star Trek Into Darkness" in Hollywood May 14, 2013. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS)

A woman exits the Viacom Inc. headquarters in New York April 30, 2013. U.S. media mogul Sumner Redstone had a good day on May 1, 2013 as his two companies Viacom Inc and CBS Corp reported quarterly results that beat Wall Street estimates on the back of unexpectedly strong TV advertising revenue. Via